Where does “aardelaegas” come from?
aardelaegas (Estonian) comes from Estonian laegas, from Estonian laadik, from Old Swedish ladika, from Hungarian láda, from German lade, from Middle High German lade, from Middle High German laden, from Old High German ladōn — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
aardelaegas (Estonian): treasure chest
Definitions
- treasure chest
Ancestry of “aardelaegas”, step by step
aardelaegas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian laegas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | laegas | chest |
| 2 | Estonian | laadik | chest large box |
| 3 | Old Swedish | ladika | — |
| 4 | Hungarian | láda | chest, box, case |
| 5 | German | lade | inflection of laden: ## first-person singular... |
| 6 | Middle High German | lade | board; plank; shutter; shop |
| 7 | Middle High German | laden | — |
| 8 | Old High German | ladōn | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | laþōn | to invite |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | laþōną | to invite, to call |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |